kickers

noun

plural of kicker
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as in kicks

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Recent Examples of kickers The team has three kickers on the active roster, with Koo joining veteran Cade York and German kicker Lenny Krieg in what should be a competition that runs for most of the offseason. — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kickers
  1. kicks
  2. defeatists
  3. surprises
  4. nitpickers
  5. bombshells
  6. pessimists
  7. disclosures
  8. exposures
Noun
  • Yamal already has 32 international caps, almost twice as many as Pele — the high watermark for teenage kicks — had at the same age.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • The man questioned by police earlier allegedly appeared to throw 10 punches at the man on the ground and three knee strikes or kicks, according to the arrest reports.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
Definition of kicks
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  • Hegseth largely declined to provide specifics, instead denouncing critics as defeatists, questioning their patriotism and insisting the mission had broad public support.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of defeatists
Noun
  • There’s new plumbing and electric, too, so hopefully no surprises down the road.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 20 July 2026
  • While researching ancient Greek hair practices, Casny came across a few surprises.
    — Sophia Panych, Allure, 20 July 2026
Definition of surprises
Noun
  • Alas, nitpickers can point to some moves in which Atlanta went backward.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Maybe that’s why, compared with some other kinds of nitpickers, pop critics can seem especially extraneous.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Definition of nitpickers
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  • Just like the past seasons, season 8 was filled with several twists and turns, dramatic challenges and steamy bombshells.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Madix and Cohen will reunite with the season’s winners, fan-favorite couples, and the bombshells to talk about their experience in the Fiji villa.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 12 July 2026
Definition of bombshells
Noun
  • But pessimists worry that companies are deferring the cost of massive spending, while front-loading the benefits.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • The pessimists will roll their eyes and poo-poo Morant’s outlook.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of pessimists
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  • Combined, the staff received $93,405 for the season, according to the school’s NCAA financial disclosures.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026
  • At the hearing, attorney Lenhart explained that the parties' had agreed to delay their initial disclosures because Lenhart was trying to get one of the Hus' insurance carriers to pick up the claim.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of disclosures
Noun
  • The bedroom gets the same eastern-facing exposures as the rest of the apartment and an additional southern-facing window too.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 20 July 2026
  • Lettuce identified as possible link to cyclosporiasis outbreak Public health officials in Michigan analyzed food exposures from 190 of the cases who reported eating at Taco Bell and shared these findings with the CDC, officials said.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 17 July 2026
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